Cheese slicing device



P 0, 1952 J. CHAMBERS CHEESE sucms DEVICE Filed Sept. 26, 1950 INVENTOR.

aasanasnaul Patented Sept. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES v John Chambers, Newport, 1:. I. p a p Application september 26, 1950, Serial No. 186,765

This invention relates to improvements in a device for slicing cheese, butter, and other materials of like consistency.

Devices of the above character adapted for home and restaurant use are generally made of a U frame for supporting a guide roller and cutting wire; A handle extends fromthe frame for manipulating the devices There is a tendency for devices constructed as above to swing about the cutting wireas a pivot which. tends to move the guide roller into the material because of the application of forced on the handleat a substantial distance from the cutting wire. Further, the above devices do not lend themselves to rapid operation where speed in operation is desired particularly when the device is employed in restaurants. In many instances when the cutting wire becomes broken the device must be discarded because of inability to locate a replacement cutting wire.

The object of this invention is to provide a device of the above character which is so constructed as to overcome the disadvantages heretofore mentioned.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a device which is so constructed as to provide for applying a force at such a location as to substantially reduce any tendency for the guide roller to bind against the material being sliced.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is so constructed as to provide a storage of additional cutting wires.

2 Claims. (01. 30-116).

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan elevational view of a device embodying my invention;

' Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device shown in Figure l and the position normally held for slicing material;

Figure 3 is a central lateral sectional View;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view; and

. Figure 5 is a sectional view of a modified construction.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of the invention In designates generally a cheese slicing device comprising a body ll having end walls i2, I3 each similar to the other with the bottom l4 thereof extending generally horizontal and the top wall 15 converging toward said bottom wall and joined thereto by a curved surface l6. Each of said walls are proroller and said opposite edge.

vided with a plurality ofnotches [1,18, l9 and in the c'urvedsurface" l twith the said notches on one wall extending in line J with the said notches on the other wall. Each wall l2, l3 is also provided'with a 'bearing openingii,22 respectively,.with the. opening 2|:extendin'g' only partially in the'wall 12. The end wall I2 is also provided witha' pair of substantially right angularly extending lugs 23 each hav'ing an'opening 24 therein which are in alignment. I 1 I A cutting wire 25 having aloop 23 formedat each end thereof is positioned to extend between said end walls and is received in a pair of said aligned notches with the loop 26 at one end of said wire anchored to a hook it projecting from the end wall it. The wire 25 is attached at its other end by the other loop to a tensioning device Zl" which comprises a threaded member 28 having an enlarged rectangular shaped head 29 slidably engaging wall i2 on one side with the other side terminating in a hook 30 for receiving the said other loop 26. v The *member 28 is inserted through the openings 24 with the fiat side ii of the head'ZQ in juxtaposition with the ad- Jacent side 12 of the body. A knurled round nut 32 is positioned in the space between the said lugs and threadedly receives the said member 28.' Rotation of said nut 32 .in the proper direction will cause axial movement of said member 28 to draw said wire 25 taut to tension the same as desired, the said fiat surface 3| preventing rotation of said member 28.

A hollow guideroller 33 (see Fig. 4 closed at one end and open at the other end is journalled in said openings 2|, 22 and presents a rolling guide surface to engage the material being sliced. The length of said roller is less than the distance between the bottom of opening 21 and the opposite edge of said body H, whereby providing a space 34 in opening 22 between the opened end of said 35 is received in said space 34 and has a shoulder 35 to engage the edge it Where it is secured in place by the cutting wire extending thereacross as best seen in Figure 4. "Ihe roller is thus rotatably held in place and provides a storage 2% for housing extra cutting wires 25.

The surface it is produced on an are which converges as it'proceeds downwardly toward a tangent 31 from the roller 33 (see Figure 3) so as to space said notches in a'progressive order from the said tangent whereby to provide for adjusting the depth of the cut by placing the wire 25 in the pair of desired notches.

TENT I Z.

A closure plug Preferably, I make the cross section of the body I I in the shape shown in Figure 3 having a longitudinal groove 38 in the top surface lb of a width and depth to nicely receive in a longitudinal direction the thumb and adjacent edge of the hand of the operator (see Fig. 2) and a similar groove 39 in the bottom surface M for receiving the tip of the fingers thus providing for a secure grip on the device at a location to apply the cutting pressure closer to theopposing work so as to minim'izeth'e said tendency of -the roller touring and bind against the material bein sliced.

In some instances, I may make the-body ofa cross sectional shape as shown in Figure 5 wherein the top l5 and bottom It convergetowards the edge I8 in a manner-similar to that shown in Figure 5 but in which the said grooves 38, 39 are omitted. The top side I5 is madeofa sumcient width to also receive in a longitudinal direction. the 'saidthumb, a palm :portion *of the hand,,and the. bottom side It aflordingran inclined surface to'b'e engaged by'th'e tip: of the fingers.

The manner of .usingthe device will be clearly apparent by. reference. to Figure: 2' wherein the blockwof material 40 to be sliced isheld protruding.beyond-arsurfaceztI soasito providea clearaneei ior the wire'to. passithrough the material.

I claim:

1. Ina devicesfor slicingcheese, an elongated body; a removable roller; walls extending later- 4 ally from the same side or the body at the ends thereof, one of said walls having a bearing opening therethrough of a size to receive the roller, said opening forming a bearing for one end of said roller, means in the other wall providing a bearing for the other end of the roller and an abutment limiting axial movement of the roller in one direction, said roller when against said abutment being of a length to extend but partially through the firstsaid wallopening, an abutment'plug in said openinglimitingthe axial movement of the roller in the other direction, a

cutting wire extending between said walls and overithe outer surface of said plug to hold the same in its opening.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein said roller is hollow and said-plug is removable positioned in said opening to afford access to the hollow of said roller.

JOHN CHAMBERS.

REFERENCES CITED.

The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITEDSTATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,533,445 Moller Apr. 14,- .1925 1,995,887 Kimball Mar. 26. 1935 2,266,916 Steele -Dec. 23,1941 2,306,083: Rioux. i Dec. 22, 1942 2.476288 Dercole July 19,1949. 

